Rich, dense and delicious, the Autumn Plum Cake is a cake-tart concoction that ushers in the fall for the seasoned taste buds! Packed with fresh plums and topped with almond crumble, it’s best served anytime - in the morning with coffee or tea, in the afternoon with a side of gossip or in the evening cozied up fireside. For a late night snack, enjoy a slice with a snifter of warm brandy. Recipe below.
Yield: 9-inch round plum cake
Ingredients
Crust:
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 ...

Usher in the autumn with a trusty baguette served with a side of apricot jam. With your evening meal, serve on a wooden cutting board with plaid or patterned dish cloth. This semi-sweet and savory fruit spread balances any meat dish and adds fall color to the table. Best served warm. Enjoy your jam at a lower octave, by adding a touch of cinnamon, nutmeg or clove spice. If desired, can the remaining mixture. Recipe and canning instructions below.
READY IN: 1hr / SERVES: 80 / ...

All dressed up and nowhere to go? Then throw a ghoulish gathering! Here are a few tricked-out healthy party treat ideas for your Halloween party…
The Monster Sandwich
You can use standard white bread or a nice sourdough. First, cut off the crust and shape the bread pieces in rectangles. Cut the top bread slice in half, in a zig-zag pattern (to mimic razor sharp teeth). More...

Here’s a healthy alternative to the high calorie, sugar coma-inducing ice cream cone…. Mixed fruit (your choice) served up in a waffle cone. A little chopping is required, prep time is minimal, the presentation will be a hit at your next summertime hang-out, and it’s packed with all kinds of health bennies. No-guilt enjoyment, now that’s my kind of indulgence!
Top it off with an unexpected and mouth-watering dollop of this creamy concoction: In a bowl, add sour cream (lowfat or ...

It’s summertime and it’s Texas hot! Cool down will this 5-star rated peach of a pour. Sip in a hammock, enjoy with friends over the barbie, decant poolside while the kids are at camp, or serve up on book club night. Loaded with vitamin C, fresh mint (good for digestion, congestion and headaches), refreshing club soda, white rum and a hint of lime, this recipe is a seasonal favorite.
Yields 10 servings (about 2/3 cup each)
Ingredients:
3 cups coarsely chopped peeled ripe peaches ...

A hot dog at the ball game beats a roast beef at the Ritz. - Humfrey Bogart, 1940s actor
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out, at the ole ball game…
Hot Dogs are deeply rooted in American baseball culture, and historically so. Frankfurters, which are very similar to hot dogs, originated in Frankfurt, Germany. In the 1880s, Antonoine Feuchtwanger began to sell hot dogs in St. Louis, Missouri. By the 1890s, it is believed that Chris von der Ahe, a German immigrant who owned the ...

What man doesn’t like a cheesesteak sloppy joe-styled slider for his special day!?! Now we’re talking. Top the finished recipe with shredded purple cabbage before serving, your choice of condiments, hardy sides, brew and you’ve got one happy camper. Enjoy the afternoon with that father figure or paternal honoree over good grub and other personalized activities. And perhaps a nap! Here’s to Dad…
Yields 8-12 | Prep Time: 20 minutes | Total Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
1 tbsp. ...

Who knew? The secret leavening agent in Irish soda bread gets its name and distinctive texture from the use of baking soda rather than yeast. A classic in Irish life, soda bread is best enjoyed with corned beef and cabbage, champ (russet potato mash with serious goodness), or beef and Guinness pie (for avid meat and beer lovers), and a staple of stout. Add raisins to the mix or leave out for a traditional hearty loaf.
Irish Soda Bread
Ingredients:
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
2 ...

Who doesn’t love to sip on a good margarita in the company of spicy edibles or under an umbrella. Margaritas are stirred or blended up in all shapes with a variety of ingredients sure to please the purist, the sweet tooth, the hardliner, the vacationer, the backyard aficionado or your average lush. Whether you like yours on the rocks or whipped up, this beer-based, tutty-fruity mixture will appeal to tequila lovers alike. The secret ammo is the tequila-soaked strawberries. See recipe ...

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Once-a-month collection from the front curb includes large limbs, shrubbery, bagged leaves (in sealed bags with a maximum 50 gallon capacity), furniture, appliances, mattresses and box springs. Items must be

Event Details

Once-a-month collection from the front curb includes large limbs, shrubbery, bagged leaves (in sealed bags with a maximum 50 gallon capacity), furniture, appliances, mattresses and box springs. Items must be on the front curb for collection no later than 7:00 A.M. the Monday of your pick-up week. It is also important to remember that items should not be set out for pick up earlier than 7:00 A.M. on the Thursday preceding your collection week (see the Bulk Collection Calendar for early setout dates).

Do not put bagged grass clippings, new construction or remodeling materials such as lumber or roofing materials out for brush collection. Call 311 or (214) 670-5111 when calling from outside the city limits to get a free estimate on our Cost Plus service to pick up construction or remodeling materials. Please note that bricks, concrete, rocks, dirt, paint, oil and hazardous containers are not collected in either the Cost Plus or regular brush and bulky trash collection services .

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YMCA Turkey Trot May Ruffle a Few Feathers, See Route

The Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 22nd, 9am-2pm which will proceed from downtown, across the Houston Viaduct, around Lake Cliff Park and back across the Jefferson Viaduct. See route…..

Decorate a KNU Island, Show Some Spirit & Cash In!!!

It’s time to sign your team up for the island decorating contest. Gather up our décor stash, pick an electric or non-electric island, fill up the thermos with an adult beverage and deck out your island by 4pm on Dec 2nd. Judging to follow with cash prizes (1st, 2nd,3rd place) for both categories. Winning island (with electric) will be the site for our seasonal KNU Holiday Lights Celebration. Chair Ron Veech is lighting the way, so contact him at holidays@kesslerneighborsunited.org.

Oak Cliff Lion’s Club Skates for Childhood Cancer Project

On Nov 16th from 7-11pm at the Galleria Ice Skating Rink, the club is hosting an evening skate & fundraiser. Tickets are $15 and include 1 admission, boot rental and raffle ticket. Skate for a good cause and snap a few pics under the 90 ft. Christmas tree!!! Click here for more info.

Attend the Free Sustainability Summit on Nov 9th at Richland College

Dallas Co. Community College District is hosting the 8th annual community-centered event from 8:30am-4pm, with check-in and continental breakfast at 7:30am. Dedicated to identifying environmental issues & solutions, the summit promotes United Nations suggested guidelines. Guest speaker slate and free to public. Click here for info.